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WHITE BOOK ON VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN UKRAINE (NOVEMBER 2013 - MARCH 2014)

14:48 05.05.2014

WHITE BOOK ON VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN UKRAINE (NOVEMBER 2013 - MARCH 2014)

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Ukraine, Through the US Looking Glass

14:16 24.04.2014 Robert Parry

Ukraine, Through the US Looking Glass

Exclusive: As the post-coup regime in Ukraine sends troops and paramilitaries to crack down on ethnic Russian protesters in the east, the U.S. news media continues to feed the American public a steady dose of anti-Russian propaganda, often wrapped in accusations of “Russian propaganda,” Robert Parry reports. The acting president …

A sad anniversary. The 15th anniversary of the beginning of the NATO operation against Serbia

1:24 22.04.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

A sad anniversary. The 15th anniversary of the beginning of the NATO operation against Serbia

I recently re-visited Serbia on a business trip. In Belgrade, as usual, the people live a modest life. The only pleasure which the Serbs have never denied themselves, and apparently will not give up, is a chat over a cup of coffee in the numerous and very cozy cafes . …

About Geneva meeting

20:55 20.04.2014 Dmitry Babich

About Geneva meeting

I think the Geneva meeting was a belated realization of something the ex-president Viktor Yanukovich suggested doing back in November 2013, when the first scandals around his refusal to sign the Associsation Agreement with the EU erupted. At the time (which looks like a distant epoche now) he suggested TRILATERAL …

Morning Brief: Ukrainian Government Retakes Buildings Occupied by Secessionists

13:29 11.04.2014

Morning Brief: Ukrainian Government Retakes Buildings Occupied by Secessionists

Ukrainian Government Retakes Buildings Occupied by Secessionists Top News: The Ukrainian government in Kiev said this morning that they had regained control over government buildings seized yesterday by pro-Russian separatists in Kharkiv. Government buildings in the eastern cities of Donetsk and Luhansk remain occupied. The secessionists occupying government facilities in …

Af-Pak: the challenge of stability and the role of Russia

14:26 08.04.2014 Francesco Brunello Zanitti

Af-Pak: the challenge of stability and the role of Russia

The main core of the book Af-Pak: the challenge of stability (Francesco Brunello Zanitti, Af-Pak: la sfida della stabilità, Fuoco Edizioni/IsAG, Rome 2014) is the presentation of future hypothetical scenarios of Afghanistan and Pakistan, considering ISAF’s withdrawal expected by the end of 2014. For many historical, geographical, cultural and economic …

Firemen or fire starters? Opportunies for agreement following the referendum in the Crimea

16:46 04.04.2014 Igor Pellicciari

Firemen or fire starters? Opportunies for agreement following the referendum in the Crimea

The causes of Moscow’s action in the Ukrainian crisis are much more complicated than that represented by the stereotypical analysis in the Western media and academic circles.The dominant discourse in the U.S. and Europe is a consensus that the Kremlin is commanded by one man alone, and because we are …

Serbia was a testing ground for Western strategists

13:52 01.04.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

Serbia was a testing ground for Western strategists

On March 27th, 1999 in Brussels, the NATO leadership could not believe what they were hearing. For the first time in the history of its combat operations, a highly "secret" U.S. Air Force stealth fighter plane was not only detected by Yugoslavian air defense radar, but it was also shot …

Valentina Matviyenko, "I always have, and I always will, uphold and defend Russia’s national interests"

22:52 31.03.2014

Valentina Matviyenko, "I always have, and I always will, uphold and defend Russia’s national interests"

The Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, talked about sanctions by the White House, the possible appearance of Maidan protests in other countries, and the Crimean referendum. The Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, spoke in an interview with Russian newspaper "Izvestia" about her vision of the current …

Vyacheslav Svetlichny "The referendum in the Crimea - a lesson in patriotism!”

11:29 22.03.2014 Sergey Filatov

Vyacheslav Svetlichny "The referendum in the Crimea - a lesson in patriotism!”

Vyacheslav Svetlichny in the workplace during the referendum in the Crimea. Photo by the author. The light was burning day and night in the office of the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Crimea, Vyacheslav Svetlichny, in the days leading up to the referendum, and it seemed like it …

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